Track-car and tool-driving machine.



HJW, JACOBS. TRACK CAR ANDl TCCL `DRIVING MACHINE;

l J wPLICATICNFILED Nov. 23.!:1Co.

9755042, l "Patented N0v.8;1910.

H. W.y m0013s-4y TRACK GAR AND TOOL DRIVING MACHINEl APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1908.

' 'Patented Nov'.sl 191ol.

a SHEETS-SHEET :LM-ir' .evalua HENnYv w JAcoBs, or "ro'rEKA, Kansas.

To all whom it mag/"concern:

Be it known that' I', HENRY WV. 'JAco'sg of Topeka, in' the county of Shawnee, andin the State' "of Kansas, have invented acertain new anduseful Improvement. in Track-Cars and -Tool-'Driving'h/Iachines, andA do hereby declare thatthe following is a fi'ill, clear,v

r and exact description thereof.

My invention )relates lto an improvement in track cars and tool -driving machinesl l The object of my invention is to provide a car by which holes may be `drilled 'in' rail-,-

' way cross ties'in proper relation-tothe rails,

j 2o creasing the holding' power and for driving screw spikes in said holes for maintaining the rails in proper position.

I also provide upoiifmyfmachine means for driving Wooden dowels-for retaining .the screwfspikes in the'lcross ties, andfalso means forfdriving'Tholliers linings or any, Aother devices made for`'tlie purpose of 1n y l ot screw spikes in cross ties. n

These various operations may out by means of my' apparatus at diierent points simultaneously, the machine notbeing limited to use of any one particular .toolv -for a given-time.`

I have shown one embodiment otmy 1n-` vention :in the accompanying drawings, in,`

which- .Figure'l is a side elevation ofiny car ;l Fig. 2 is a .plan view thereof with the seat removed; Fig. 3 is an end view of the car from the front thereof; Fig. 4 is an end view of the car from the rear thereof..

In the drawings above referred to, 1 is a -ear body or frame which is supported ou axles 2 having wheeljsQ'` secured thereto in the usual manner. Upon the car is located a motor which may be of any desired chai'- acter, but which I have shown in the above iigures'as a double opposed airl cooled cxplosive motor 3. The shaft'l ofthe motor is supported upon the. frame by means ot'A suitable bearings and is located parallel to the track'upon which thecar runs. 'As

shown in thedrawingsfI preferably, il-- though not necessarily, locate the motor l closer to one end of the car than the other.

To the longer end of the shaft 4 and as close. to .the motor as uacticable, I locatea transmission mechanism, preferably constructed of two bevel pinions osplined to the shaft. These bevel pmions 5 have attached thereto frictionclutches b and are adapted l y Specification of `-Letters Patent. l Appnc'ationlinea Novemberes, ie'oa -seriei no. 464,051.

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Q i l tomeshwith a bevel'gear `7 whiChiSl'ilt? tached Ato a jack shaftS located at right 'Patented Nov. 8,1910.'l

angles `to the shaft 4 and secured to the the middle of the `jack shaft'there is located .frame by means of suitable bearings. At-

a sprocket wheel 9 which connects by means of a sprocketv chain 10 with another sprocket wheel 11 attached to one of the axles 2' of the car, as shown-'in the drawings, the front axle. Through this train of mechanism the carzis` propelledforward or backward as 'desired through the o 'eration of a lever 12 which engages a shi ter 13 attached to a feather key 14 and arranged to engage the.

clutches i 6. When the' feather key 14 is shifted intoits central `position between the clutches 6`-6,'the'1notor shaft 4 is allowed to rotate independently of the bevel 'gear 7, -as the bevelpinions- In order' to stop t-he car when desired, -I

16 vce'mnected with and adapted to befoper- -ated by a footlever 17;l The foot lever 17' y 'coperates with arack 1.7ai carried by the car body, the purpose of which is to hold the lever in' its tightened lposition when it is desired tojlockl the car andprev'ent its movement during the operatiou'of the various toolwlevices.

Upon the oppositecnd ot thc-motor shaft- I have located two sprocket wheels 18 and 19, which are 'connected by means of sprocket chains y2O and Q1 respectivelywith sprocket wheels-22 land 23, which are attached to the jack .shafts 24 and secured to the car frame by suitable bearings and extending longitudinally thereof. The sprocket wheels 18 land 19 are seated upon "a single hub, -and the latter is adapted to becng'aged 5 are thrown" out of.

attach to the sprocket lwheel 11 a brake band wheel 15 upon which is located a brake band by a crown clutch "26'which isoperatcd by a shifter 2T controlled by means o l QQ. It will be scc-n that by this construction, whenever the crown clutch 26 is i'lisengaged from the hub ot' the sprockets 18 and lt), the

sliaft'4 is allowed to rotate freely within thc said hub'andindependently of thcsprockets; In this position of the crown clutch 2G, the .jack shafts and their various-power-driven To cachot the jack-shafts 24 and Inatapush rod conncctous'arc of course thrown out of operation, and under these4 conditions the ino- 'tor canbc used exclusivelyy for the purpose of propelling the car.

- means of a feather key and a shifter 32 of tach a friction clutch 29 which designed t-.O be thrown in landgout of operation by means ofv a lever 30 located upon an extension 31 of each of thel jack-shafts. These extensions are, of course, separable from the .jack-shafts, to permit the friction clutches 29 to be operated` Each lever 30 is connected to an extension of the jack-shaft 31 `by the ordinary type. Each' extension 31 is further constructed with a taper shank 33 upon its end, which is designed to fit within ferred to.

a taper socket 34 and to be locked thereto by means of a removable ring 35. The taper socket 34 is connected to a telescopi-ng shaft` 35 through the agency of a universal joint,

the parts of Which are inclosed by hemi, spherical casings 3G projected from opposite sides thereof. The telescoping shaft 36 comprises an outer large member 37 which its over an inner member 38, the former being connected to the universal joint above re- The smaller section 38 of the telescoping shaft 35 'is again connected through the agency of a similar universal joint 39, protected in a similar manner, to Aa taper vsocket 40, constructed 1n the same manner as the taperfsocket 34. This is adapted to'receive a taper shank-41 tovvhich it can be removably secured by means of a ring 42 similar to the ring 35. The taper shank 41 conveys power direct to a drill screw-driver or other tool indicated at 43.

At one end of t-he car, the front end, as shown in the drawings, I attach two cranes 52 for supporting spike drivers. These cranes are supported by. stands 44 which eX- the springs 4G are'retained upon vertical.

bolts 4S and are confined `thereon by means of'adjustable nuts 49, it ivill be seen that the p era-nes 52 can be readily raised or lowered as desired and that the springs can Ibe compressed to a greater or less degree, according as it is found desirable.

The levers 30 located at the front of the car in` proximity to the cranes 52 above described, are. provided with operating levers 50 which extend beyond the front of the car and adjacent to the cranes 43, to which they attached by supports 51, so thatlthe said lef-:ers 30 can be operated irom the outer end of the crane Without the necessity of mounting upon the car body. The tools 43 located at' this endl of the car are supported from the crane lever arms 52 by means of retaining pivots so as to rest upon the supports 54,

brackets 53, which .are constructed in such a Way that they may be readily pushed longitudinally along the crane lever arms During the time that the car is used for traveling from one oint to another, the tools 43 are uncouplec by removing the removable rings 35 and sliding the retaining brackets 53 off the outer ends of the crane lever. arms 52. The tools 43 and their attached shafts, etc. are then placed upon the 75 top of the car body and the crane lever arms 52 are foldedbackwardly upon their horizontal pivots' until they rest upon .the supf ports 54 located at the rear of the car.

At the rear of the car there' are located two'crane arms 55, one for each tool devic 43. When the tools 43 are not in use they are placed upon-brackets 56 extending laterally from the ends ofthe crane arms 55. Vhen, however, it-isdesired to use the car for going to another p'oint on the track, the tools 43 are uncoupled by removing the de-v tachable rings 35, and the tools 43 With their ,attached shafts are placed upon the top of t-he car, The cranes 55 which are supported in 'sockets 57 located upon the body of the car are also removed out of the sockets and placed upon the top of the car. s

Over the motor 3 I locate upon the car body a dos-a-dos seat 58, to be' used by the Workmen. The back 59 of this seat is used as a storage reservoir for hydrocarbon to besupplied to the motor.

The voperation of my device is as folloWsz-During the movement of the car from one point to another, the lever 12 is thrown to one side-so as to cause one of the beveled gears 5 to engage with the beveled gear 7, which throws the power of the motor into connect-ion Withthe front axle of the car, so as 4to propel the forward pair of wheels. The crown clutch 27 has also been disengaged from the hub upon Which sprockets 18 and 19 are located by moving the operating rod 28. In this condition the tools located at the various corners' of the carhave been removed and placed upon the top of the car body, the forward crane arms 52 have been folded backwardly upon their and the rear crane arms 55 have been removed from their sockets 57 and placed upon the car body With the tools. When the point is reached at which it is desired to repair the track, the lever 12 is thrown so 120 that the gears 5 are entirely disengaged from the beveled gear 7,'and the brake 1T is operated so as to tighten the band 1.6 and stop the car. The car is locked in this v position through the agency of the rack l? which coperates with -the foot lever 1l. The crane arms 52 are now removed from their supports 54 and allowed to drop upon their spring supports and extend toward .the front ofthe car. The various tapered 13 0 sockets 34 are nextl attached to the taperL Shanks 33'by means of the detachable ringsl 35, the tools 43 at the front of the car having been first supported upon the crane lever arms 02 .by inserting the retaining brackets 53 over the same. a The crane arms' 55 i vare now inserted in their sockets 5T at. the f rear of the car, andthe toolse located in proximitythereto are temporarily supported 'upon them. In this `position of the variousparts it isnow possible to throw into op-' 18 and 19 with'the shaft 4; The-jac'k-sliafts 24 and 25`are caused; to be rotated as a consequence. In order to convey power to anyone of the tools, it is now merely necessary to operate one of the levers 30.A which through the agency of t-lie friction clutch 29, causes ya rotation ofthe extension ISL-and as a consequence' the various shafts, sockets,

. etc. connected directly to the particular tool;

It'will, of course. be understood that during-the operationof the tools located at the rear of the car, the same are removed from 1 their supporting brackets 56 located uponthe cranes Iii throwing the tools' lo! cated at`the `front of the machine into operation, it is not necessary tomount the car to operate the levers 30, but it is merelynecextend in proximity to the .tools themselves.

Any forni of tool can be used in the de vices which I have above described.

for drilling' holes, cutting threads, countersinking, driving .and facing` off vwooden dowels and for screwing in spikes, might readily be used. I The cranesl 52 are especially adapted to support tools used forA vscrewing in spikes..

In- Fig. 1 Ihave shown awooden dowel 60 of the character `referredto` and in the same figure I have shown a Tholliers lining 61. Tl'iolliers liningsjcan be driven, and al1 operations required for fittingthein'in ci'oss-ties canl beperformedby special attaclinients.V In likefmanner special attach ments can be made for fitting any other de` 'vices made for increasing the holding power. of screw spikes and cross-ties.

'i Various other changes can be made inthe construction above i described .which come within the scop-f of my invent-ion. and I consider that many differentapplications and changes of the various details can be my invention. I claim:

made without departing from the spirit of 1. In a machine for track constructiom".

the combination of 'a car, a motor thereon.

essary to Amove one of the levers 50 which' Tools "motor -for driving a plurality oftools -pendentlyof-one another at therear end of .the car and also a pluralityof tools independentlyl of one another itit-the forward end said vmotor for simultaneously driving a plurality of tools atthe rear end of the car.`

and also a plurality of tools at theforward..

end thereof. vIn a machine for trackconstruction, the vcombination of a car, a motor thereon saidA motor for driving a vplurality of tools independently of one another. at the rear end of the caraiid also a plurality of tools independently of one another at the forward end In' a-niachii'ie for track construction, the `combinationot` a car, a motor thereon and power .driven connections attached tol said motor for ldriving a plurality of tools simultaneously and independently of one another at the rear end of the car and also a plurality of tools simultaneously and independently of one another at the vforward end thereof. v et. In a machine for track construction, the combination'ofa caii, a motor thereon l and one -or more subsidiary shafts -drivenby said motor for simultaneously driving a plurality of tools at'the rear end of thecar and also-a plurality of tools at the forward end thereof.

la machine for track construct-ion, the con'ibination of .a car, a'motor thereon and one or more subsidiary shafts driven by said motor for driving a pluralityof tools 'independently of one another at the rear end ofthe carand also a plurality of tools independentlyof one another at the forward end thereof. v v

6. In a machine for track construction, the combination'of a car, a motor thereony and one or moresubsidiary shafts driven by said inotor for driving a plurality of tools vand. power driven connections attached `to simultaneously and independently of one j .another at the rear end ofthe car and also ai plurality of tools simultaneously and independently of one another at the forward end thereof. t

7. In. a machine for track construction,

i the combination of a. car, a motor thereon,

one or more subsidiary shafts driven by said motor for simultaneously driving a plu'- rality oftools at the rear end of the car and also a plurality of tools at the forward end' thereof, Vand independently movable power driven tools attached to said shafts.

18. In a machine for. track construction,

.the combination of a car, a m'otor thereon,

one or more subsidiary shafts driven by said indev thecombination of .-a car, a motor thereon,

and power driven connections attachedlto1f-one onk presiibsidiaryshafts driy'f'en by said motor for driving a plurality of tools simultaneously and independently of one another at the rear end or1 the car and also a plurality of tools simultaneously and independently of one another at the forward end thereof, and independently movable power driven tools attached to said shafts.

10. In a machine for track construction,

the combination of a car, a motor thereon and power driven connections located upon the car at the Apoints thereof where the edges of the car body overlie `the rails for connecv tion with power driven tools.

l1. In a machine for track construction, the combination of a car, a motor thereon and power driven connections at each corner of the car body for connection with powerdriven tools.

1Q. In a machine for. track construction,

'the combination of a car, a mot-or thereon and power driven shafts running' longitudinally along the sides of the car having;r connections for power driven tools.

13. In av machine for track construction,

the combination of a car, a motor thereon and power driven'shafts running longitudinally along the sides of the car having,` connections for power driven tools at both ends of the car.

14. `In a machine for track construction, the combination of a car, a motor thereon, a tool on the car, power driven connections from' the motor to the tool and a crane for supporting the tool while not in use.

15. In a machine for track construction,

the combination of a. car, a motor thereon, I

16. In a lmachine for track construction,

the combination of a car, a motor thereon,

power driven connections for a tool and a' Crane for supporting the too! while being used at each corner of one end of the car.

17. In a machine for track consruction,

the combination of a car, a motor thereon,

power driven connections `for a tool and a Crane for supportingthe tool while not in use at each corner ot one end of car.

18. In a machine for track coi'istruction, the combination of a car, a motor thereon, power'driven connections for a tool a crane for supporting the tool, and means for permitting the folding oi the crane out of the way when not in use. c

19. In a machine for working upon railroad tracks, in combination, a car, a motor, and tools at each side of each end of the car, all so arranged that a plurality of operations may be carried on at each end of the car.

20. In a motor car, a longitudinal tool shaft projecting' from the opposite ends of the car, means for driving; the shaft from the motor, and means for attaching tools to both ends oit the shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY W. JACOBS.

Witnesses RTHUR nonr, M. lvl'ninnn. 

